Madonna of the Peach-Tree
HEWLETT Maurice 1861-1923
Uncommon in contemporary orange cloth, peach to front cover faded slightly. Spine, faded, gilt title to brown label. Internally, half title, [5], 6-106 pp, [1], [1] colophon, an edition limited to 120 hand printed printed copies for…
The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels
INGOLDSBY Thomas 1788-1845
In purple cloth, bevelled edges, decorative gilt tooling, edged rubbed. Respined, most of old laid down, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [4], (v-xiv), 513 pp, [1], complete with 72 B&W illustrations within text (some full page), a.e.g.,…
The Bardic Museum, of Primitive British Literature;
JONES Edward 1752-1824 Bardd y Brenin
1802, VG, 1st ed, 1 pl. In modern quarter cloth with blue marbled boards, spine with printed title. Internally, new endpapers, no inscriptions, frontis, figures drawn by Ibbetson, landscape by J Smith and etched by Rowlandson, [3], (iv-xx), [1],…
Lorin: or, The Wanderer in Wales. A Tale.
JONES Jos. [Joseph] 1782-1856
The experiences of a young man who, having been disappointed in love becomes a wanderer. In contemporary quarter green morocco cloth over grubby boards, corners rubbed. Spine, no title. Internally, half title, [6], (ii-vii), [1], [1], 2-101 pp,…
Plutarch's Lives. Translated From The Original Greek. With Notes, Critical and Historical. And A Memoir of the Translator.
LANGHORNE John Rev 1735-1779. and William 1721-1772.
ND but 1880's, in attractive half black morocco over red cloth. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [3], (iv-xx), [1], 2-748 pp, 30 B&W illustrations on 11 double sided leaves, new marbled endpapers, occasional spotting…
L'Ile D'Aix 'Petite Isle' Derniere Etape de L'Empereur
LANGLE Fleuriot de [Paul] 1744-1787
VG, limited edition, 32 illustrations. In soft plain paper covers with coloured pictorial wrap, titles in green and black, a little edge spotting. Spine with titles in black and some short edge tears along joints. Internally, half title with…
The Knight of Gwynne; A Tale of the Time of the Union.
LEVER Charles [James] 1806-1872
VG, 1st ed, 40 pls, 1847. In contemporary half calf with marbled boards, some blind tooling, corners and edges very lightly bumped and worn. Spine, lightly soiled, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, titles in gilt to maroon calf label.…
A House in the Country
LOGUE Mary 1952-
Signed by both the author & illustrator. The Standard Edition, numbered 50-250, in quarter grey cloth over green floral cloth boards, spine with paper label. Internally, half title, [8], 13-62 pp, [2], [1] colophon, 4 coloured full page wood…
A Strange Story
LYTTON BULWER Edward Lord 1803-1873
VG, 2 vols as 1, the 1st Copyright Ed, 1861/2. In contemporary yellow flowered cloth, corners rubbed. Spine, faded, titles in black to white paper label, edges rubbed. Internally, V1, 1861, half title, [2], [2], [1], 2-300 pp. V2, 1862, [5],…
The Welsh Cottage
MORE Olivia
VG, 3rd ed, 1 pl, 1828. In green embossed cloth, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Embossed spine, relaid retaining the old, titles in gilt. Internally, half title and frontis present, (ix), [4], 14-223 pp, 1 plate, 1 printers device,…
Dr. Ox's Experiment, and other stories.
VERNE Jules 1828-1905. VERNE Paul 1829-1897.
Humorous science fiction short stories. VG, 1874, 1st ed, 59 illustrations, in modern blue cloth, gilt tooling and titles to spine. Internally, new endpapers, a.e.g., frontis, [3], (iv-xi), [1], [1], 2-332 pp, 59 illust, printed by Gilbert and…